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Useful Information for Pilgrims

Bus Schedules (Halkidiki Bus Station — ΚΤΕΛ Χαλκιδικής)

Destination Departure*
Athens — Thessaloniki 9:30, 23:00
Thessaloniki — Athens 17:30, 23:00
Athens — Ouranoupoli 23:00
Ouranoupoli — Athens 14:15
Thessaloniki — Ouranoupoli 6:00, 6:15, 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 14:30, 16:30, 18:30
Ouranoupoli — Thessaloniki 5:30, 7:30, 9:30, 13:00, 14:30, 16:00, 16:15

Bus stations contact info

Athens +30 210 5154800
Thessaloniki +30 2310 924444
* Please note that route schedules are subject to change. Please check the information on the official websites of bus stations

Transportation in Mount Athos

1. By Boat

  • From the port of Daphne to the piers of the monasteries of Simonopetra, Grigoriou, Dionysiou, St. Paul, St. Panteleimon, Xenophontos, Docheiariou, Konstamonitou, Zograf, Giovanitsa pier of Hilandar monastery, piers of New Skete, St. Anna Skete and, weather permitting, to the piers of Katounakia and Kavsokalyvia Sketes
  • From the Ag. Vasileos pier of Hilandar Monastery, weather permitting, to the piers of Vatopedi, Pantokratoros, Stavronikita, Iviron and Esphigmenou monasteries

2. By Bus

There are buses running between the port of Daphne, Karyes and the monastery of Iviron. From Karyes, minibuses go to most of the Mount Athos settlements (within reach, and if there are roads)

3. By SUV

You can rent a vehicle here

4. Riding

For some routes, and when climbing to the top of Mount Athos, you can rent a pack animal

5. Walking

There are hiking trails in Mount Athos, so you can also go on foot

Walking Distance Between Monasteries (Hrs)

 
St. Panteleimon
Agiou Pavlou
Vatopaidi
Grigoriou
Daphne
Dionysiou
Docheiariou
Esphigmenou
Zograf
Iviron
Karakalou
Karyes
Konstamonitou
Koutloumousiou
Great Lavra
Xenophontos
Xeropotamou
Pantokratoros
Simonopetra
Stavronikita
Philotheou
Hilandar
St. Panteleimon - 4,5 4,5 3 0,5 3,5 1,5 5,5 3 4,5 4 3 2,5 3 7,5 1 0,5 4 2,5 4 3,5 5
Agiou Pavlou 4,5 - 10 1,5 4 0,5 6 12 7,5 6 4 5 7 5 7 5,5 4,5 8,5 2,5 2 4 9,5
Vatopaidi 4,5 10 - 8 5,5 9 3 2,5 2 3 6,5 3 2 3 10 3,5 5 2 7,5 2,5 6 3
Grigoriou 3 1,5 8 - 2,5 1 4 9 5,5 4 3 4 5 4 6,5 3,5 3 6,5 0,5 6 3 7,5
Daphne 0,5 4 5,5 2,5 - 3 2 6 3,5 4 3,5 2,5 3 2,5 7 1,5 0,5 4 2 3,5 3 5,5
Dionysiou 3,5 0,5 9 1 3 - 5 10 6,5 5 3,5 4 6 4 5,5 4,5 3,5 7,5 1,5 7 3,5 8,5
Docheiariou 1,5 6 3 4 2 5 - 4 1,5 4,5 5,5 3 1 3 9 0,5 2 3,5 3,5 4 5 3,5
Esphigmenou 5,5 12 2,5 9 6 10 4 - 2,5 5 8,5 5 3 5 12 4,5 6 3,5 2,5 4 8 1
Zograf 3 7,5 2 5,5 3,5 6,5 1,5 2,5 - 5 7 3,5 0,5 3,5 10,5 2 3,5 3,5 5 4 7,5 2
Iviron 4,5 6 3 4 4 5 4,5 5 5 - 1,5 1,5 4,5 1,5 5,5 4,5 3,5 1,5 4 1 1 7
Karakalou 4 4 6,5 3 3,5 3,5 5,5 8,5 7 1,5 - 3,5 4,5 3,5 3,5 5 3,5 3 3,5 2,5 0,5 9,5
Karyes 3 5 3 4 2,5 4 3 5 3,5 1,5 3,5 - 3 - 7 3 2 1,5 3,5 1 2,5 6
Konstamonitou 2,5 7 2 5 3 6 1 3 0,5 4,5 4,5 3 - 3 10 1,5 3 3 4,5 3,5 6 2,5
Koutloumousiou 3 5 3 4 2,5 4 3 5 3,5 1,5 3,5 - 3 - 7 3 2 1,5 3,5 1 2,5 6
Great Lavra 7,5 7 10 6,5 7 5,5 9 12 10,5 5,5 3,5 7 10 7 - 8,5 7 7 7 6,5 4 13
Xenophontos 1 5,5 3,5 3,5 1,5 4,5 0,5 4,5 2 4,5 5 3 1,5 3 8,5 - 1,5 5,5 3 4 4,5 4
Xeropotamou 0,5 4,5 5 3 0,5 3,5 2 6 3,5 3,5 3,5 2 3 2 7 1,5 - 3,5 2,5 3 5,5 5,5
Pantokratoros 4 8,5 2 6,5 4 7,5 3,5 3,5 3,5 1,5 3 1,5 3 1,5 7 5,5 3,5 - 6 1 2,5 4,5
Simonopetra 2,5 2,5 7,5 0,5 2 1,5 3,5 2,5 5 4 3,5 3,5 4,5 3,5 7 3 2,5 6 - 5,5 3 6
Stavronikita 4 2 2,5 6 3,5 7 4 4 4 1 2,5 1 3,5 1 6,5 4 3 1 5,5 - 2 5
Philotheou 3,5 4 6 3 3 3,5 5 8 7,5 1 0,5 2,5 6 2,5 4 4,5 5,5 2,5 3 2 - 9
Hilandar 5 9,5 3 7,5 5,5 8,5 3,5 1 2 7 9,5 6 2,5 6 13 4 5,5 4,5 6 5 9 -

Emails of the Monasteries

The Monastery of Great Lavra
The Monastery of Vatopedi
The Monastery of Iviron
Hilandar Monastery
Dionysiou Monastery
Koutloumousiou Monastery
Pantokratoros Monastery
Xeropotamou Monastery
Zograf Monastery
Docheiariou Monastery
Karakallou Monastery
Philotheou Monastery
Simonopetra Monastery
Agiou Pavlou Monastery
Stavronikita Monastery
 —
Xenophontos Monastery
Gregoriou Monastery
Esphigmenou Monastery
Saint Panteleimon Monastery
Konstamonitou Monastery
 —

Contact Info

Pilgrimage Center
Thessaloniki +30 2310 833733
Ouranoupoli +30 23770 71421
Great Lavra +30 23770 22586
Skete of Prodromos +30 23770 23294
Skete of Kavsokalyvia +30 23770 23319
St. Anne Skete +30 23770 23320
Provata +30 23770 23216
Kerasia +30 23770 23318
St. Vasileos +30 23770 23317
Katounakia +30 23770 23368
Small St. Anne +30 23770 23321
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23277
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 267791
Vatopaidi +30 23770 23219
Skete of St. Andrew +30 23770 23621
Skete of St. Dimitrios +30 23770 23303
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23283
Iviron +30 23770 23643
Skete of Prodromos +30 23770 23296
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23203
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 230411
Hilandar +30 23770 23797
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23281
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 228160
Dionysiou +30 23770 23687
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23272
Koutloumousiou +30 23770 23226
Skete of St. Panteleimon +30 23770 23259
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 265502
Pantokratoros +30 23770 23253
Prophet Elijah Skete +30 23770 23304
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23945
Xeropotamou +30 23770 23251
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23280
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 725362
Zograf +30 23770 23247
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23273
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 222995
Docheiariou +30 23770 23245
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23271
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 828046
Karakalou +30 23770 23225
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23279
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 421248
Philotheou +30 23770 23256
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23206
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 269642
Simonopetra +30 23770 23254
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23204
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 227715
Saint Paul +30 23770 23250
New Skete +30 23770 23351
Lakkoskiti +30 23770 23636
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23208
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 261837
Stavronikita +30 23770 23255
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23270
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 235826
Xenophontos +30 23770 23249
Skete of the Annunciation +30 23770 23301
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23633
Grigoriou +30 23770 23218
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23274
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 209663
Esphigmenou +30 23770 23796
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23282
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 271785
St. Panteleimon +30 23770 23252
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23201
Residence (Thessaloniki) +30 2310 321978
Konstamonitou +30 23770 23228
Representative Office (Karyes) +30 23770 23278
Iera Epistasia +30 23770 23221
Holy Community's Secretariat +30 23770 23710
Civil Administration +30 23770 23230
Serdar (the Guard), Port of Daphne +30 23770 23715
Athoniada (Athos Academy) +30 23770 23220
Police
Ouranoupoli +30 23770 71203
Karyes +30 23770 23212
Port of Daphne +30 23770 23222
St. Anne Guardhouse +30 23770 23360
Rosiko Guardhouse +30 23770 23350
Vatopedi Guardhouse +30 23770 23257
Port Police
Ouranoupoli +30 23770 71248
Port of Daphne +30 23770 23300
Ierissos +30 23770 22063
Nea Roda +30 23770 22000
Customs
Ouranoupoli +30 23770 71249
Port of Daphne +30 23770 23269
Iviron +30 23770 23288
Vatopaidi +30 23770 23311
Zograf +30 23770 23312
Fire Department of Karyes +30 23770 23199
Community Clinic of Karyes +30 23770 23217
OTE Phone Company +30 23770 23209